EUROPEAN Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker put his own political dogma before millions of jobs today warning European industries to not negotiate in secret with the UK.

The Brit-bashing politician has said the European Union (EU) will not compromise with Britain over the free movement of people and threatened the continent’s major manufacturers to toe the Euro-line.

The warning is the first official recognition big German firms like carmakers BMW and Volkswagen – who sell almost 900,000 cars to British motorists every year – may be unhappy at having their biggest market demolished for entirely political reasons.

Many commentators have speculated some firms may just IGNORE EU diktats rather than risk massive job losses and a collapse in profits.

Jean-Claude Juncker said no compromises would be made during Brexit negotiations

Mr Juncker, said: “Brexit - we will not start negotiations before receiving the farewell letter from the British Government.

“Without discussing the hard or soft Brexit, whatever that means, if the UK must have free access to the single market all the rules must entirely be respected.

“There’s no way you’re partly in, partly out.

“By destroying, getting in to reap the fruit of what works and what should work for the UK, we must be firm, no compromise.”

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Mr Juncker warned industries they could not negotiate with Britain behind closed doors

Mr Juncker warned industries in other member states they should not negotiate behind closed doors with the UK as he attempted to maintain his grasp on the European economy.

He said: “The UK Government is already talking to partners in the continent, these negotiations must be as peaceful as possible, the most amicable of relations, of course.

“But it shouldn’t be part of European industry to engage on secret negotiations behind closed doors in order to come to a deal, then come to see me or Michel, the council, and say, 'well there's nothing else to do'.

“We’ll have to have negotiations with the UK and maintain the free circulation of people.

“It’s not a question.”

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French PM Manuel Valls said he did not want a United States of Europe

The Commission President told the Foundation he wanted to clarify what he meant a few weeks ago when he said there was an “existential crisis” in Europe.

He also patronisingly said people do not always understand what is going on within the EU.

He said: “A few weeks ago before the European Parliament, I said Europe was in an existential crisis in certain areas and, not Europe itself, but some of the countries were, but this was not noted in the press.

“The moment has come where we have to be clear about a number of things.

“Very often outside the parliament, they don’t understand what we’re doing.

“There is a misunderstanding, I think we should stop talking about the United States of Europe.”

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Theresa May announced this week Article 50 will be triggered by the end of March 2017

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls also told the Jacques Delors Institute each country needed to have its own identity.

He said: “We must not become a United States of Europe.”

Mr Juncker took a direct swipe at countries holding referendums on EU policy, notably Hungary and the Netherlands.

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